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Men's Tennis

Wednesday, April 12, 2006

Flyers Stretch Streak to Four Straight with 7-2 Victory Over Caldwell

CALDWELL, NJ - The Mercy College men's tennis team, currently ranked No. 5 in the Fila Northeast regional rankings, won its fourth straight match, defeating host Caldwell by a score of 7-2 on Wednesday, April 12.  The Flyers improved their overall record to 9-1, while Caldwell fell to 2-5 on the year.

The tandems of Carl Johnson and Vyacheslav Glebov, and Timon Prosper and Yusufcan Koksal both won in doubles action. Johnson and Glebov won their 10th consecutive match together by a score of 8-2, at No. 1. Prosper and Koksal prevailed at No. 2, with an 8-4 triumph.

Glebov rolled to a 6-4, 6-2, victory at No. 1 singles and Johnson cruised to a 6-2, 6-2, win at No. 2.  Koksal and Prosper both posted straight set shutouts of 6-0, 6-0, at No. 3 and No. 4 singles, respectively. Dennis James notched Mercy's other singles point with a 6-3, 6-4 victory at No. 5.

Mercy returns to action, on Friday, April 14, with a home match versus NYCAC opponent Concordia.  The contest is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. at Westchester Community College's Valhalla campus.

Match Details

Position

Mercy College

Caldwell College (N.J.)

Winner

Score

#1  Singles

Vyacheslav Glebov

Chris Costa

Mercy College

6-4, 6-2

#2  Singles

Carl Johnson

Chris Laciura

Mercy College

6-2, 6-2

#3  Singles

Yusufcan Koksal

Amirpasha Zandieh

Mercy College

6-0,6-0

#4  Singles

Timon Prosper

Mike Ober

Mercy College

6-0, 6-0

#5  Singles

Dennis James

Jan Marco Jiras

Mercy College

6-3, 6-4

#6  Singles

Pavol Vasko

Michael McShea (Captain)

Caldwell College (N.J.)

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#1   Doubles

Carl Johnson
Vyacheslav Glebov

Chris Costa
Chris Laciura

Mercy College

8-2

#2   Doubles

Timon Prosper
Yusufcan Koksal

Jan Marco Jiras
Amirpasha Zandieh

Mercy College

8-4

#3   Doubles

Pavol Vasko
HansPeter Gartner

Marcus Collins
Mike Ober

Caldwell College (N.J.)

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